HB 1: Sunshine for Seniors Act
GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Adams ; Allen ; Ambler ; Anderson ; Antone ; Arza ; Attkisson ; Ausley ; Barreiro ; Baxley ; Bean ; Bendross-Mindingall ; Bense ; Benson ; Berfield ; Bilirakis ; Bowen ; Brandenburg ; Brown ; Brummer ; Brutus ; Bucher ; Bullard ; Byrd ; Cantens ; Carassas ; Clarke ; Cretul ; Culp ; Cusack ; Davis ; Davis ; Dean ; Detert ; Domino ; Evers ; Farkas ; Fields ; Fiorentino ; Galvano ; Gannon ; Garcia ; Gardiner ; Gelber ; Gibson ; Gibson ; Goodlette ; Gottlieb ; Green ; Greenstein ; Harper ; Harrell ; Harrington ; Hasner ; Henriquez ; Hogan ; Holloway ; Homan ; Jennings ; Johnson ; Jordan ; Joyner ; Justice ; Kallinger ; Kendrick ; Kilmer ; Kosmas ; Kottkamp ; Dick ; Kyle ; Littlefield ; Llorente ; Machek ; Mack ; Mahon ; Mayfield ; McInvale ; Meadows ; Mealor ; Murman ; Murzin ; Needelman ; Negron ; Patterson ; Paul ; Peterman ; Pickens ; Planas ; Poppell ; Prieguez ; Quinones ; Reagan ; Rich ; Richardson ; Ritter ; Rivera ; Robaina ; Roberson, Y ; Ross ; Rubio ; Russell ; Ryan ; Sansom ; Seiler ; Simmons ; Slosberg ; Smith ; Sobel ; Sorensen ; Spratt ; Stansel ; Stargel ; Troutman ; Vana ; Waters ; Wiles ; Wishner ; Zapata
Sunshine for Seniors Act; provides popular name; provides definitions; provides legislative findings & intent; creates Sunshine for Seniors Program to assist low-income seniors with obtaining prescription drugs from manufacturers' pharmaceutical assistance programs; provides implementation & oversight duties of Elderly Affairs Dept.; provides for community partnerships; provides for contracts; requires annual evaluation reports on program, etc. Creates 430.83.
Last Action: 5/2/2003 Senate - Died in Committee on Appropriations, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to SB 22-A (Ch. 2003-405)
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Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/26/2003 | House |
• Prefiled |
| 2/27/2003 | House |
• Placed on Calendar |
| 3/4/2003 | House |
• Introduced, placed on Calendar -HJ 00025 |
| 3/7/2003 | House |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00158; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00158; Ordered engrossed -HJ 00158 |
| 3/11/2003 | House |
• Read third time -HJ 00171; Passed as amended; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 00171 |
| 3/13/2003 | Senate |
• In Messages |
| 3/19/2003 | Senate |
• Received, referred to Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 00241 |
| 3/20/2003 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care, 03/25/03, 3:15 pm, 412-K |
| 3/25/2003 | Senate |
• Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 00263 |
| 3/26/2003 | Senate |
• Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services -SJ 00263 |
| 4/7/2003 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 04/10/03, 3:00 pm, 110-S |
| 4/10/2003 | Senate |
• Favorable with 3 amendment(s) by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 00427 |
| 4/11/2003 | Senate |
• Now in Appropriations -SJ 00427 |
| 5/2/2003 | Senate |
• Died in Committee on Appropriations, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to SB 22-A (Ch. 2003-405) |
635471 - Substitute Amendment (365117)